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Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat overview

Choice of Games | Oct 17, 2014 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC

IndieRPGText-BasedChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,822
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,237
  • Review score80% positive

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,822
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,237
  • Review score80% positive
  • Total reviews30
  • Release dateOct 17, 2014
  • DeveloperChoice of Games
  • PublisherChoice of Games

Genres: Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Choice of GamesPublisher: Choice of Games

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Game overview

Overview

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat comes from Choice of Games and is published by Choice of Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 17, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 30 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimum10.13Not listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 20.04Not listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat has sold up to 2,822 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,237. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat overview details

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

You're the world's greatest jewel thief! Well, second greatest. But if you and your team of talented crooks can steal the Black Cat, the world's unluckiest diamond, you'll be legendary! “Thieves’ Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat” is an interactive heist caper by Dana Duffield, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. The Black Cat has never been stolen, its previous owners all having died under improbably unfortunate circumstances. Break into the palace of San Castellano, pinch the gem, evade the relentless Inspector Leclerc and get away before you succumb to the Curse of the Black Cat! Play as male or female; gay, straight, or bi. Choose your methods and your motives. Will you be an honorable thief or a ruthless criminal? A technical genius or a master of disguise? Who can you trust, and who will you double-cross? 100,000-word tale of adventure and intrigue Fast cars High fashion State-of-the-art spy gadgets Double-cross or be double-crossed

SteamPulse editorial summary

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat
Steam App ID328550
Typegame
Release dateOct 17, 2014
DeveloperChoice of Games
PublisherChoice of Games
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews24
Negative reviews6
Total reviews30
Positive percent80%
Review typePositive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime263 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 17, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Au RevoirNo description
The SoldierNo description
The HackerNo description
The BurglarNo description
Formula OneNo description
The Con ManNo description
The AristocratNo description
The PhilanthropistNo description
The ArtistNo description
A Waltz to RememberNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/328550
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/328550/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/328550
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat?

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 01:39:21 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 4 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (63.6%), Canada (27.3%), United Kingdom (9.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (46.5%), Canada (17.5%), United Kingdom (6.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (54%), Canada (18.5%), United Kingdom (6.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.4%), Canada (14.7%), China (8.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat?

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat currently sits at 80% positive across 30 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 24 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat have?

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat currently has about 178 tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat?

Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

80% positive, 24 positive, 6 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

27

Platform releases
  • Steam 17 October 2014

DLC and packages

Thieves' Gambit: Curse of the Black CatBuy Thieves' Gambit: The Curse of the Black Cat #52880$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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